Category Archives: Sports
Canadian rider Riley Pickrell to turn pro in 2024 with Israel-Premier Tech team
Canadian rider Riley Pickrell is turning pro with the Israel-Premier Tech team next year, making the move from the Premier Tech Academy. The 21-year-old from Victoria will join fellow Canadians Michae...
Jun 02, 2023
Blue Jays starting pitchers bond over meals together on the road
TORONTO - As the Toronto Blue Jays prepared for a three-game interleague series in New York against the Mets this weekend their starting rotation did some additional research: looking for the best res...
Jun 02, 2023
Vernon Adams Jr. throws 3 touchdowns as Lions win final pre-season game
VANCOUVER - Kieran Burnham kicked the game-winner as the B.C. Lions survived a second-half comeback from the Calgary Stampeders to win 25-22 at B.C. Place on Thursday. Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 213 y...
Jun 01, 2023
Avon's OT winner lifts Petes to 5-4 win over Blazers, Memorial Cup semifinal berth
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal 10:54 into overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Thursday, earning a semifinal berth at the Memorial Cup. Connor ...
Jun 01, 2023
Jokic gets triple-double, Murray drops 26 as Nuggets beat Heat in Game 1 of Finals
DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93...
Jun 01, 2023
Quarterbacks Adams, Crum lead Redblacks to 34-23 exhibition win over Argonauts
GUELPH, Ont. - Quarterbacks Tyrie Adams and Dustin Crum both threw TD passes and ran for another to lead the Ottawa Redblacks past the Toronto Argonauts 34-23 in CFL exhibition action Thursday night a...
Jun 01, 2023
NCAA champ Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut, Henderson tied 5th at Mizuho Americas Open
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut Thursday on the LPGA Tour, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open. The 20-year-old from Stanford who d...
Jun 01, 2023
Riley leads, Canada's Hadwin tied for 3rd after tough day at Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Davis Riley opened with a 67 at the Memorial to finish atop the leaderboard after the opening round for the second straight year. And that's where the similarities end. Riley birdi...
Jun 01, 2023
COC supports national safe-sport inquiry, national fencing execs grilled in Ottawa
Canadian Fencing Federation executives were the latest sport leaders called on the carpet by a parliamentary committee to answer for its safe sport record, while the Canadian Olympic Committee's chief...
Jun 01, 2023
Minnesota United waives Canadian international defender Doneil Henry
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United has waived Canadian international defender Doneil Henry. Minnesota acquired the 30-year-old from Brampton, Ont., in December on waivers. Henry finished out the ...
Jun 01, 2023